Segment Finance Lead- Health

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Segment Finance Lead - Health

What You Will Do:

As the Health Segment Finance Lead (Director level) you are the Chief Financial Officer for Guidehouses largest segment and the nexus between Segment leadership and Corporate Finance. You bring strong financial acumen and operational literacy to build and communicate a clear financial narrative through reporting data analytics forecasting variance analysis and understanding of delivery risks/upsides; and ensure robust accounting treatment controls payments and collections. You translate results forecasts and trade-offs into decision-ready insight ensuring forecasts are credible explainable and accurate and that performance gaps are actively managed through clear accountability and corrective action.

Responsibilities:

• Inform Segment-level decisions and drive performance outcomes through financial insights including clear articulation of risks opportunities and tradeoffs.

  • Guide discussions to focus on accountability and forward-looking action to both optimize performance and lead corrective actions when needed.

• Oversee monthly accounting close and ensure accuracy of Health segment and practice area financial results including Advisory Technology and Managed Services practices in Commercial and Public Sectors. Collaborate with project finance team and client delivery leadership where appropriate on the following:

  • In partnership with Project Finance Delivery / Project Controls review revenue by client engagement for reasonableness and appropriate revenue recognition and explain variances

  • Review utilization bill rate and employee headcount metrics and supporting details.

  • In partnership with Project Finance Delivery / Project Controls analyze client engagement work-in-process and accounts receivable for collectability issues and recommend reserves/escalations as needed.

  • In collaboration with Project Finance Delivery / Project Controls and local Finance representatives review results for key geographies performing within Health (including U.S. and India) explain drivers and surface risks/opportunities.

  • Coordinate with Accounting and Project Finance Delivery / Project Controls to prepare or review journal entries ensuring appropriate support and clear articulation of financial impact.

  • Communicate performance drivers though presenting KPIs.

  • Actively manage performance gaps to plan by identifying root causes developing mitigation plans and tracking progress and outcomes over time.

• Present Segment and practice financial reports manage financial communications and analyses to support business objectives and strategic plans.

• Provide oversight of project-level financial reporting and analysis ensuring key actions (e.g. discounts/write-offs) are evaluated through a Segment/Practice lens (AGM impact basis-point impact trend detection) and escalated appropriately when patterns or risks emerge.

• Serve as the primary liaison and single point of accountability for Segment finance mattersbuilding trusted relationships with Segment/Practice leaders and Corporate Finance and coordinating across FP&A Accounting Contracts Pricing Human Capital and Project Finance/Project Controls to drive decisions and resolve issues end-to-end.

• Lead the Segments and practice areas annual planning and quarterly forecasting activities:

  • Collaborate with Project Finance Delivery / Project Controls Segment leadership and practice leaders to set targets and build up revenue margin headcount and key driversgrounded in contract-level realities delivery capacity and observed performance trends.

  • Prepare budget forecast presentations and support analyses for segment and corporate leadership that clearly articulate assumptions.

  • In partnership with Project Finance Delivery and practice/client leaders document and maintain key risks opportunities dependencies and top contracts that underpin budget reforecasts and rolling estimates (including triggers owners and timing).

• Evaluate pipeline sufficiency to meet goals and work with practice area leaders to improve accuracy of forecasting.

• Engage in practice area meetings to understand business operations financial trajectory and to articulate financial considerations.

• Support additional segment activities:

  • DSO improvement and resolution of billing and collections issues.

  • Compliance with internal controls and company policies.

  • Oversee vendor and intercompany invoice approvals in partnership with Project Finance Delivery / Project Controls and Accounts Payable ensuring compliance with controls and timely resolution of exceptions.

  • Solution development to improve financial processes and operations.

  • Other key projects process improvements and performance management initiatives.

• Develop staff (direct reports and dotted-line project finance support resources) by setting clear expectations for ownership and insight and by intentionally cross-training talent across FP&A/corporate processes and Project Finance/Project Controls to avoid silos and build well-rounded finance partners.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelors degree in finance accounting or a finance-related field.

• 12 years of finance experience in professional services.

• 5 years in a financial management role required.

• Proven experience serving as the primary finance owner for a business segment or large practice with full accountability for revenue margins utilization and other key performance drivers.

• Ability to independently explain results variances and forward outlook at both aggregate and underlying driver levelsleveraging strong Excel/modeling and data-wrangling skills to translate complex data into succinct decision-ready insight.

• Deep experience leading annual planning rolling forecasts and multiyear outlooks that are internally consistent explainable and grounded in business drivers and observed performance trends.

• Clear thinking and strong critical thinking skills with the ability to grasp new ideas quickly; take initiative to understand root causes of issues and development solutions; able to both lead and work independently; manage multiple tasks.

• Excellent communication skills and executive presence. Experience working across multiple levels functions and regions; able to translate complex financial data into clearly communicated insights risks opportunities and recommendations to leadership; able to deliver messages effectively verbally and in writing.

• Integrity: Accepting and adhering to high moral ethical and personal values in decisions communications and actions when dealing with others

What Would Be Nice to Have:

• Expertise with Oracle EPM Deltek Costpoint Peoplesoft Financials and/or financial reporting tools such as Cognos Power BI and TM1; comfort with diagnosing data issues and improving insight quality even when not the system owner.

• Experience working at a private-equity-backed company.

• Strong modeling skills supporting whatif analysis scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to inform leadership decisions under uncertainty.

• Experience supporting longrange planning investment cases or growth initiatives that extend beyond the annual planning horizon.

• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and partners without direct authority including challenging assumptions and driving behavior change.

• Experience leading mentoring or developing finance talent including setting expectations around ownership insight and accountability.

• MBA or CPA preferred.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

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